The Silence Before Bach
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| Directed by | Pere Portabella |
| Screenplay by | Xavier Albertí Pere Portabella Carles Santos |
| Starring | Àlex Brendemühl |
| Cinematography | Tomas Pladevall |
| Edited by | Òskar Xabier Gómez |
| Music by | Johann Sebastian Bach |
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| Country | Spain |
The Silence Before Bach, originally titled Die Stille vor Bach, is a 2007 Spanish musical drama film co-written and directed by Pere Portabella about the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach.[1]
The film premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 64th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2]
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Àlex Brendemühl as the truck driver
- Christian Brembeck as J. S. Bach
- Féodor Atkine as the piano seller
- George-Christoph Biller as the cantor of St. Thomas
- Georgina Cardona as the cellist
- Lucien Dekoster as the piano tuner
- Beatriz Ferrer-Salat as the Amazon
- Fanny Silvestre as Anna Magdalena Bach
- Daniel Ligorio as Felix Mendelssohn
- Lina Lambert as Mendelssohn's mother
Reception[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 84% approval rating based on 19 reviews.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (29 January 2008). "The Silence Before Bach". Variety. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (7 September 2007). "Portabella's variations on Bach". Cineuropa. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "The Silence Before Bach". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
